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- OBJECT TYPE
- suspended/double sided
- DATE
- 2000–2009
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2013.0016.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- A synthetic double sided sign with green writing on one side and black writing on the other side
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 61.0 cm
- Width
- 10.2 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Saskatchewan
- Period
- 2000-2012
- Canada
-
The sign was used at the Agrium Vanscoy Potash mine. Vanscoy, Agrium's only potash plant, located in Saskatchewan, accounts for three percent of world potash capacity, making the company the 10th largest producer. Agrium has been expanding the mine and upgrading the equipment since 2009. Through warning and instructions, the signage reveals mining culture and realities of working underground. For example, the speed limit reflects the fact that many mining accidents are caused by mining trucks being driving too fast in narrow galleries; "good" and "no good" fire extinguisher signs reminds miners to only use equipment that is approved by safety regulations; and refuge station signs speak to the importance of this area in a mine. - Function
-
To inform or instruct employees. - Technical
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Underground mines can stretch for kilometre and match in size to towns or small cities. The mine signage is used to instruct employees about speed limits, gallery locations, directions to a refuge station, various facilities, warnings, safety instructions and proper use of equipment. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "[red dot] SE 44E [red dot]/[green dot] EXIT TO #2 SHAFT [green dot]".
- Missing
- Nothing is missing.
- Finish
- A synthetic double sided side sign with green writing on one side and black writing on the other side
- Decoration
- There is two green dots on one side and two red dots on the side of the sign.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Sign, circa 2000–2009, Artifact no. 2013.0016, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0016.001/
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